Adeola Ajayi

Adeola Ajayi Mobile: - | Email:-| Location: United Kingdom Professional Profile Analytical Product manager with five (5) years of experience managing complex projects and applying Agile (Scrum) methodology in web SAAS and mobile startups and fast-growing technology companies. Experienced working within the whole software development lifecycle from ideation to post-product launch. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work closely with cross-functional teams. Experienced in building 0 to 1 fintech products (Payments, savings & credit) and leading technical teams. _________________________________________________________________________ Skills and Core Competencies • • • • • • • • • Product Management Skills Research & Market Analysis Stakeholder Management Project Management Business Development User Story and Use Case Development Agile (Scrum) Methodology Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing Data Analysis & Business Strategy • • • • • • • • Prototype, Design, User experience (UI &Ux) Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Regulations, Compliance & Risk Management GTM, Product Marketing & Launch Reporting & Documentation Software: Jira, Trello, Miro, Figma, Zoho, APIs, Python, SQL, Mix panel, Tableau. KPIs, Key Performance Metrics, Analytics Writing Technical Specifications _________________________________________________________________________ Work Experience Entrepreneur in Residence Antler & Zinc VC 02/2024 – Present • I participated in two venture builder programs in London, where I gained hands-on experience in building 0 - 1 ventures, company formation, validating early-stage concepts, and pitching. • At Antler, a program that brings together diverse talent to create and invest £120,000 in scalable businesses, I served as Chief Product Officer on projects centred around Fintech and helping migrants import their credit history. • At Zinc, a venture builder focused on building ethical, mission-driven companies to address societal issues, I worked primarily on integrating generative AI into the healthcare industry, specifically building an AI agent that provides personalized support to caregivers of older adults with multiple health conditions. Product Manager MONI 02/2023 – 06/2024 I was part of the product team for the end-to-end digital transformation project at Moni, overseeing the development and launch of a new lending product and implementing new process improvements across five financial products. key responsibilities include; • Led the team growing our loan book to over $5m in disbursements in the space of 12 months and developed and maintained the product roadmap for the lending app. • Development of product roadmap to provide direction for the technical teams based on customer feedback, business needs, and industry trends, ensuring 90% effective prioritization of product initiatives. • Ensured all governance and regulatory requirements were reviewed and adhered to and reported activities required by the regulatory bodies. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including legal, compliance, engineering, design, marketing, sales, and support teams, to ensure successful product launches and 20% increase in user engagement. • Prioritization of product features and engaging with engineering teams to define the product roadmap and OKRs ensuring fit with the overall business objectives • Working with Data Engineers & analysts to build dashboards using Metabase to track KPI’s and key metrics leading to a 140% MoM end-user engagement, retention, and revenue growth. Product Manager NOMBA 12/2021 – 12/2022 I led the development and launch of a B2B banking product for businesses that processed more than 104 million pounds and focused on revenue growth and NPS. Key responsibilities include: • Acquired more than 104 million pounds in deposits after 12 months of launch by collaborating with customer success, partnerships, operations, sales, and marketing teams. • Led research by conducting various external stakeholders’ engagement such as focus groups, interviews, and workshops to gather product requirements, in continuously optimizing the customer experience and eliminating customer pain points which enhanced user satisfaction by 40%. • Developed accurate financial forecasting while working with various retail distribution channels and stakeholders to exceed the month-on-month target by 20%. • Liaised with key business stakeholders to agree on the product vision and decompose these high-level business requirements into deliverable features and functionalities which increased project alignment by 40% • Effectively maintained prioritized tasks on the product backlog and communicated broadly with technical stakeholders about product decisions and tradeoffs, leading to 25% improvement in meeting project deadlines. Product Manager AJOCARD 12/2019 – 11/2021 I led a team of five for the development and launch of a B2c consumer savings product that grew to over 100,000 users. Key responsibilities and achievements include: • Acquired 100,000+ customers and processed over 3,000,000 pounds within 18 months of launch by leading the commercial launch and go-to-market campaigns. • Led execution of product lifecycle, competitive analysis, market research, product prioritization, and launch. • Performed cohort analysis (A/B testing) and identified an opportunity to reduce churn for a segment of customers, increasing assets under management by 34%. • Scrum Master for Agile-focused projects- Facilitated daily scrum, and product backlog tracking. • Led research activities to understand needs, trends, and market competition in the education and financial industry across Africa. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS • BSc Computer science Lagos State University • Technical Product Management International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®)